Please type or write your name here: Gilberto Delrio Vives
1. Which of the possible venues do you think would best suit the play? Circle the one you choose and explain why you think it would work best.
Proscenium
Arena
Thrust
Flexible
I choose a Proscenium style venue. The reason I choose this type of venue is its practicality, which makes it easier for scene transitions. The main curtain can hide props that come in and out of scenes. The apron can also serve as an area in which the audience could focus more on the dialogue and less on busy backgrounds.
2. What are some of the challenges posed by the play on the scene designer?
Like with any proscenium set-ups, visibility can become an issue. Lighting can also be difficult while focusing on the different characters. Many of the small props can be hard to see.
3. Choose a character from the play and suggest how she/he should be dressed. In what ways do you think the costume would help accentuate his/her character.
I choose Mr. Willis. This character should be dressed in run down street clothing. By wearing something that resembles a poor city person, this character can better bring the image of what police officers usually deal with on a regular basis.
4. Provide ideas about the use of light in the play.
As far as lighting goes, I would use soft colored backgrounds to not take away the attention from the main characters. I would also venture into using colors that would reflect the different emotions that I would like my audience to have. Blue for melancholy, Red for anger, Black for depressed times.
5. Suggest music or sound effects that might be used to suggest the mood or atmosphere of the play and the transitions between parts of the play.
I would suggest having city background noise to signify that we are in a city, I would also include different police office noises while Val is being interrogated, and a TV turned low when Val is talking with his dad.
Please type or write your name here: Gilberto Delrio Vives
1. Which of the possible venues do you think would best suit the play? Circle the one you choose and explain why you think it would work best.
Proscenium
Arena
Thrust
Flexible
I choose a Proscenium style venue. The reason I choose this type of venue is its practicality, which makes it easier for scene transitions. The main curtain can hide props that come in and out of scenes. The apron can also serve as an area in which the audience could focus more on the dialogue and less on busy backgrounds.
2. What are some of the challenges posed by the play on the scene designer?
Like with any proscenium set-ups, visibility can become an issue. Lighting can also be difficult while focusing on the different characters. Many of the small props can be hard to see.
3. Choose a character from the play and suggest how she/he should be dressed. In what ways do you think the costume would help accentuate his/her character.
I choose Mr. Willis. This character should be dressed in run down street clothing. By wearing something that resembles a poor city person, this character can better bring the image of what police officers usually deal with on a regular basis.
4. Provide ideas about the use of light in the play.
As far as lighting goes, I would use soft colored backgrounds to not take away the attention from the main characters. I would also venture into using colors that would reflect the different emotions that I would like my audience to have. Blue for melancholy, Red for anger, Black for depressed times.
5. Suggest music or sound effects that might be used to suggest the mood or atmosphere of the play and the transitions between parts of the play.
I would suggest having city background noise to signify that we are in a city, I would also include different police office noises while Val is being interrogated, and a TV turned low when Val is talking with his dad.